Boat capacity plates No. of Persons or versus Max passenger weight

[bassmantweed]

Which do i pay attention to? I am guessing it is whichever you hit first.....

I am rated at 8 people 1315 pounds - is it ok to carry 11 people at 1100 pounds? My wife and i want to take her sister and her family out. We would have 4 adults and 5 kids.

 

[spoilsofwar]

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Re: Boat capacity plates No. of Personsor versus Max passenger weight

I am guessing it is whichever you hit first.....

You guess correctly.

Is it okay to exceed this? No; especially if you ask the guy driving the law enforcement boat that is going to pull up alongside you.

 

[JimS123]

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Re: Boat capacity plates No. of Personsor versus Max passenger weight

Won't work.

Its 8 people or 1315 lbs.

If you get to 6 (fat) people and hit 1315, that's it!

If you get to 8 (skinny) people and only hit 800 lbs, its a hard stop anyway.

 

[foodfisher]

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Re: Boat capacity plates No. of Personsor versus Max passenger weight

Whichever comes first.

 

[jasona]

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Re: Boat capacity plates No. of Personsor versus Max passenger weight

not sure where you are located, but here in Wisconsin they enforce whatever is more restrictive.

 

[Ciscovet]

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Re: Boat capacity plates No. of Personsor versus Max passenger weight

What about 4 people, 3 "little" people and 2 dogs totaling 1000 pounds?

 

[jbetzelb]

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Weight includes gear. Anchor, a set of skis and a heavy cooler can hit a 100 pounds quick.

 

[NSBCraig]

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My cooler sure can!

 

[H20Rat]

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Never once have I heard about a game warden carrying a scale and making people stand on it... In other words, the weight limit is relatively arbitrary. (yes, its the more important number, but we are talking reality...) On the other hand, 7 kids + 2 adults in an 8 passenger boat will get you a ticket, even if you only hit half of the weight limit.